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Jadaveon Clowney Top Pick in NFL Draft - As expected, the Houston Texans selected dynamic University of South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney with the top pick in the 2014 NFL Draft on Thursday night. Clowney called the moment, “The best feeling in the world,” after he shook Commissioner Roger Goodell's hand at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. Rounding out the top five selections were: 2) St. Louis Rams – offensive tackle Greg Robinson (Auburn), 3) Jacksonville Jaguars – quarterback Blake Bortles (Central Florida), 4) Buffalo Bills – wide receiver Sammy Watkins (Clemson), and the Oakland Raiders tabbing outside linebacker Khalil Mack (Buffalo) with the fifth overall pick. (Photo: Jason DeCrow/AP Photo)

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Johnny Manziel Slips to No. 22 - Johnny Manziel suffered a free fall all the way to No. 22 of the first round, when he was taken off the board by the Cleveland Browns. The Browns moved up to make the popular Texas A&M quarterback their top pick. With the eighth overall pick in the Draft, the Browns selected cornerback Justin Gilbert from Oklahoma State. (Photo: Frank Franklin II/AP Photo)

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Heat Edge Nets, Up 2-0 - LeBron James had 22 points and Chris Bosh added 18 to lead the two-time defending champion Miami Heat to a 94-82 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Thursday night. The Heat have now won eight straight playoff games dating back to last year’s NBA Finals.(Photo: Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)

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Kobe Bryant Wants Role in Hiring New Lakers Coach - Kobe Bryant wants a hand in hiring the Los Angeles Lakers next coach. A guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”, Bryant said, “honestly I didn’t care” regarding Mike D’Antoni’s recent resignation as Lakers coach and added that winning is the bottom line. "Honestly it's not really about whether the players like the coach or not," Bryant said. "It's really about getting results. Liking somebody and those results don't necessarily go hand-in-hand.”(Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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Mavericks Target Carmelo Anthony - According to an ESPN report, the Mavericks will make a play for soon-to-be free agent Carmelo Anthony, trying to pair him with Dirk Nowitzki in Dallas. In addition, the report indicates that the Mavs are also interested in reacquiring Tyson Chandler, who was a central cog of their 2011 NBA Championship team.(Photos from Left: Rob Kim/Getty Images for DirecTV, Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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Spurs Make it 2-0 on Blazers  - Kawhi Leonard scored 20 points and Tony Parker added 16 and 10 assists to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 114-97 Game 2 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. The Spurs own a commanding 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. (Photo: Eric Gay/AP Photo)

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Rivers: Tough if Shelly Sterling Keeps Control of Clippers - Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers thinks it will be a tough situation if shamed owner Donald Sterling’s wife, Shelly Sterling, takes ownership control of the franchise. "I don't even want to comment on it because I don't know yet," Rivers told ESPN. "I think it would be a very hard situation, I'll say that much. I think it would be very difficult. I guarantee you every person wouldn't be on board with it. Whether I would or not, I'm not going to say, I just know that would be a very difficult situation for everybody."(Photos from Left: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images, Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

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Yankees to Retire Joe Torre's Number - On Thursday, the New York Yankees announced that they will retire the No. 6 of former manager and soon-to-be Hall of Famer Joe Torre. The former Yankees manager led the team to four World Series championships in a five-year run that began in 1996. Torre will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 27th. (Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Jamal Crawford Wins Sixth Man For Second Time - At 34, Los Angeles Clippers' guard Jamal Crawford became the oldest recipient to win the NBA’s Sixth Man Award and the first to accomplish the feat with different teams. Crawford, who led all reserve players in scoring with 18.6 points per game this year, also won the Award coming off the bench for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2009-10 season.  (Photo: Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo)

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WBC Suspends Broner For Racist Comments - The World Boxing Council (WBC) has suspended Adrien Broner for saying, “I just beat the f--- out of a Mexican,” following his unanimous decision win over Carlos Molina on Saturday night. “Adrien Broner is hereby suspended from participating in any WBC-sanctioned Championship and will be excluded from the WBC Ratings until the time he  makes a public apology satisfactorily to the public of the world,” the WBC said in a statement.(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Mark Jackson Upset About How Warriors Fired Him - Fired after leading the Golden State Warriors to a 51-win season, Mark Jackson has every right to be irate about getting the pink slip. Especially considering that reports of Jackson’s firing surfaced Tuesday, before he was told the news himself. "The unfortunate thing is I go in an office with an owner and a general manager, just us three, and while in our office it's tweeted out that I'm in a meeting and I'm about to be fired,” Jackson told ESPN. “That's not how you conduct business. And if that's how business relationships are supposed to be done, well, then they're 100 percent right, I did not conduct business the right way if that's the right way. And that's unfortunate."(Photo: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

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Johnny Manziel: Teams Will Regret Not Picking Me - When asked if teams that don’t pick him in Thursday’s NFL Draft would regret it, quarterback Johnny Manziel said yes. "I believe they will, personally," Manziel told ESPN on Wednesday at an NFL-sponsored function in Lower Manhattan. "I know in my heart how good I want to be and how committed I am to this game."(Photo: Andy Hayt/San Diego Padres/Getty Images)

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Jadeveon Clowney Gets Puma Endorsement - Jadeveon Clowney has yet to play a single game in the NFL, but the projected No. 1 overall pick in Thursday’s league draft has already landed himself an endorsement deal with Puma. Although Clowney won't be able to wear Puma cleats—the company doesn’t have a deal with the NFL—he is figured to be a central cog in its marketing plans, according to ESPN.(Photo: Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

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Sherman Becomes Highest-Paid Corner in NFL - Richard Sherman is officially the highest paid-cornerback in the NFL, after the Seattle Seahawks signed him to a four-year, $57.4 million contract extension, including $40 million in guaranteed money, on Wednesday.(Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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Kaepernick on 911 Tape: “The Truth is Getting Out” - In light of 911 tapes released Wednesday, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took to his Twitter account to further maintain his innocence over a sexual assault case he was named in last month. “On 911 calls, I’m glad the truth is getting out,” wrote Kaepernick, whose voice is believed to be heard on tape telling a 911 operator that a woman is in his bed. “Info that came out earlier was totally wrong. I look forward to this matter being resolved.”(Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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Hibbert Comes Alive, Leads Pacers to Win - Well, it’s about time. After failing to post a single point or rebound in Game 1, Indiana center Roy Hibbert finally came alive with 28 points and nine rebounds Wednesday to lead the Pacers to a 86-82 victory over the Washington Wizards. The Eastern Conference semifinal series is now tied, 1-1.(Photo: Brian Spurlock-USA Today Sports/Reuters)

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Thunder Even Series With Clippers - Russell Westbrook recorded a triple-double with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 112-101 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series Wednesday night. Not to be outdone, MVP teammate Kevin Durant had a near triple-double with 32 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. The series is knotted at 1-1.(Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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Shelly Sterling Wants to Keep Ownership of Clippers - Even though the NBA continues its plans to remove Donald Sterling as owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, wife Shelly Sterling told the LA Times that she is legally entitled to maintain ownership of the franchise and will attempt to do so.(Photo: Noel Vasquez/GC Images)

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Warriors Reach Out to Stan Van Gundy - The Golden State Warriors contacted Stan Van Gundy on Wednesday about their head-coach vacancy, Yahoo Sports is reporting. This comes a day after the Warriors fired coach Mark Jackson. Steve Kerr is also on the Warriors’ list of possible coaching candidates.(Photo: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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Four Dead in Fire at Home Owned by James Blake - Four people—two adults and two teenagers—were found dead due to a fire at a Tampa Bay, Florida, mansion owned and rented out by former tennis star James Blake.(Photo: Bob Leverone/Getty Images)

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911 Call in Kaepernick Case Released - A man believed to be San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick can be heard on a recorded call to 911 asking police to remove a woman from a Miami apartment. The voice on the call says, “She said her name was Jesus, and she don’t have no clothes on,” seemingly in reference to the woman who later claimed she was sexually assaulted without memory last month. On another call, a man believed to Seattle Seahawks receiver Ricardo Lockette says, “There’s a young lady in my friend’s bed. She says she’s not leaving until she sees him.”(Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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King James, Heat Scorch Nets - The Miami Heat used a 24-9 run in the third quarter to blow out the Brooklyn Nets, 107-86, in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night. LeBron James finished with 22 points, becoming the youngest player (29) in NBA history with 4,000 career playoff points. Ray Allen added 19, sticking it to his former teammates Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. (Photo: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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Teary Durant Salutes Mom During Moving MVP Speech - Accepting the NBA MVP in Oklahoma City on Tuesday, an emotional Kevin Durant thanked his teammates and especially his mother for believing in him and providing. "You made us believe, you kept us off the streets, put clothes on our backs, put food on the table," Durant said to his mother, who was in attendance. "You the real MVP." How's that for an early Mother's Day gift? (Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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Spurs Roll Over Blazers - Tony Parker had 33 points and nine assists to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 116-92 rout of the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night. The Spurs always led by at least 20 points in the second half. (Photo: Chris Covatta/Getty Images)

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Warriors Contact Steve Kerr About Coaching Vacancy - That was quick. Hours after firing coach Mark Jackson, despite a 51-win season, the Golden State Warriors have already reached out to Steve Kerr to discuss the vacancy, ESPN reports. Most NBA insiders still believe that Kerr will eventually take the New York Knicks coaching job due to his ties to the team’s new president, Phil Jackson, whom Kerr played for with the Chicago Bulls.

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Cano to Rivera: "That's His Opinion" - What does Robinson Cano think about former New York Yankees teammate Mariano Rivera saying that he prefers Boston’s Dustin Pedroia over him at second base if he had to win one game? "Everybody has a different opinion. That's his opinion and I have to respect his opinion," Cano told ESPN on Tuesday. "I'm not going to go too far into this. That's the only thing that I can say. My focus right now is this team. I'm here, we're winning. I was over there already and now I'm here and now I'm focused on the team. I'm going to be excited for my teammates." (Photos: Elsa/Getty Images)

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NBA Says Sterling Violated Contracts - NBA sources told ESPN that disgraced Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling violated contracts, one of which he signed when he first purchased the team in 1981. One of the stipulations states that he will not take any position or action that will materially and adversely affect the team or league. That seems to be an NBA central point in leading the league’s finance/advisory committee in getting three-fourths of the owners to vote for Sterling to sell the Clippers due to his racist remarks. (Photos from Left: NBA, David Livingston/Getty Images)

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Eric LeGrand to Address Rutgers Graduates - After a miscommunication gaffe, paralyzed Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand will indeed speak at the University’s commencement ceremony on May 18, ESPN is reporting. On Monday, LeGrand tweeted that the school rescinded their offer, but that has since been clarified. (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation)

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Bills' Marcell Dareus Arrested - Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus was arrested Monday night in Alabama and charged with possession of a controlled substance (synthetic marijuana) and drug paraphernalia, CBS Sports reported. Dareus was released after posting $3,000 bail. (Photo: Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

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V. Stiviano Investigated for Extortion, Has Extensive Rap Sheet - V. Stiviano, the ex-confidant of disgraced Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, is currently under investigation for extortion and her rap sheet includes four crimes under five different aliases. The crimes include petty theft, possession of a controlled substance and a DUI, according to TMZ. (Photo: Danny Moloshok/AP Photo, File)

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Kevin Durant Wins League MVP Award - It's official — after capturing 119 of the 125 first-place votes, Kevin Durant was named NBA MVP for the first time in his career Tuesday. KD averaged 32 points (league-leading), 7.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game this season to edge runner-up Lebron James's 27 points, 6.9 rebounds and 6.4 assists per contest. King James had won MVP four of the previous five years. 

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Chris Paul Hits Eight 3's in Clippers Win - Chris Paul made it a point to look for his shot in the Western Conference semifinal series on Monday night. Paul poured in 32 points, including a career-high eight 3-pointers, to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a big 122-105 Game 1 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. CP3 also had 10 assists. He did it all in only 28 minutes.(Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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Wizards Stun Pacers in Game 1 - The Indiana Pacers better not take the Washington Wizards as lightly as they did the Atlanta Hawks. These Wizards are for real. Bradley Beal scored a game-high 25 points and Trevor Ariza added 22 to lead fifth-seed Washington to a 102-96 Game 1 win over No. 1 Indiana in their Eastern Conference semifinal series opener Monday night.(Photo: Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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David West Has Intense Talk With Hibbert - Something has to give with slumping Roy Hibbert. After failing to post a single point or rebound in the Pacers’ 102-96 loss to Washington in Game 1 of their Conference semifinal series Monday night, Indiana veteran David West reportedly pulled the All-Star center aside to intensely plead for a better showing, telling Hibbert that he has to “be a part of the fight.”(Photos from left: Andy Lyons/Getty Images, Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) 

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Roy Williams Candidate for Lakers Coach - University of North Carolina head basketball coach Roy Williams is reportedly on the Los Angeles Lakers’ list of potential coaching candidates. The Los Angeles Times reports that the Lakers plan on talking with Williams.(Photos from left: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images, NBA)

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Toronto Raptors Sign Dwane Casey to New Three-Year Deal - For leading the Toronto Raptors to a 48-34 record, Atlantic Division championship, and third overall seed in the Eastern Conference, coach Dwane Casey has received a new three-year extension. His Raptors were seconds away from advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals, but Paul Pierce blocked Kyle Lowry's shot in the lane, allowing the Brooklyn Nets to escape Game 7 in Toronto with a 4-3 series win Sunday.(Photo: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

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Rumors of Mark Jackson's Job Security Continues - Fred Hoiberg and Steve Kerr are reportedly candidates to replace Mark Jackson as head coach of the Golden State Warriors, as rumors continue to swirl around his job security. This comes despite a 51-31 season in which the Warriors came within minutes of defeating the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 7 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. (Photo: Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)

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Players Contest NFL Concussion Deal - According to ESPN, seven former NFL players filed a court motion Monday to challenge the $765 million NFL concussion settlement. The ex pros are arguing that the deal between the league and players fails to cover the most serious cases of disease related to head trauma.(Photo: NFL)

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Draft Prospects Fail Drug Test - Florida State defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan and LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger were among a group of 10 players who reportedly failed their drug tests at the NFL Scouting Combine this past February. The findings will probably spell a dip in selection for these players during the 2014 NFL Draft.(Photo: NFL)

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Peyton Manning Admits He's Still Recovering - Despite leading the Denver Broncos to the Super Bowl last season, Peyton Manning says that he’s still recovering from having spinal fusion surgery after missing the 2011 season. "I'm not at a 100 percent compared to what I was before my surgery,'' Manning said during his Monday night segment on the Late Show With David Letterman. "But I have made strides each season and this year felt a lot better than I did the year before. These nerves just go at their own pace.''(Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Lil Wayne Tried to Fight Marcos Maidana's Trainer - TMZ has released footage of Lil Wayne allegedly trying to fight Marcos Maidana's trainer, Robert Garcia, following Floyd Mayweather's majority decision win over Maidana on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Footage shows a heated Weezy having to be restrained by his crew after Garcia allegedly threw a water bottle at him backstage at the MGM following the fight. Both sides were ultimately separated without any incident. Wayne and Justin Bieber led Mayweather out to the ring Saturday night.(Photos from Left: Ethan Miller/Getty Images, Rachel Murray/Getty Images for MTV)

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Doc Rivers Admits Clippers Were Distracted by Donald Sterling - Fresh off of leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a first-round playoff series victory over the Golden State Warriors, Doc Rivers admitted that the news of Clippers owner Donald Sterling’s racist remarks was a “distraction” to his players. "This was a distraction," Rivers said to Michael Wilbon during ESPN’s Sunday Conversation. "In our first meeting after the tapes came out and we had a meeting before practice, and when I walked in that room and looked at [the players'] faces, it was bothering them. They were angry. They wanted to do something. As a coach, I had to think about it. I'm not going to kid you. I walked out with my gear on, because I needed the players to see me with the gear on, but it wasn't easy to do it on that day. Because at that moment, at that time, you're representing something else...

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Pierce Gets Clutch Block, Brooklyn Advances - Throughout his illustrious career, Paul Pierce has had a penchant for draining big shots. On Sunday afternoon, however, Pierce blocked a potential big shot. The Truth came up with a clutch defensive play when he swatted Kyle Lowry’s shot in the lane to lead the sixth-seed Brooklyn Nets to a 104-103 victory over the (3) Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. The Nets will now face LeBron James and the two-time defending champion Miami Heat in the semifinals, beginning Tuesday night. (Photo: The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette/AP Photo)

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Spurs Rout Mavericks in Game 7 - Tony Parker scored 32 points to lead the No. 1 San Antonio Spurs to a 119-96 thrashing of the eighth-seed Dallas Mavericks during Game 7 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series on Sunday. The Spurs will open their semifinal series against the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. (Photo: Chris Covatta/Getty Images)

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Fans Injured After Mayweather Fight - About 50 fans were injured rushing to the exits of the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night after Floyd Mayweather’s majority decision victory over Marcos Maidana. Reportedly, fans rushed to the exit gates after confusing a crumbling wall on the upper concourse level for gunshots. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Michael Vick Says Geno Smith Is Jets’ Starting QB - Trying to calm any quarterback controversy talk this upcoming season, Michael Vick has labeled Geno Smith the starting quarterback for the New York Jets. "Ultimately our goal is to try to help Geno become the best quarterback that he can be,” Vick told the Newark Star-Ledger over the weekend. “Myself and [third-stringer Matt Simms] are all trying to put him in a position where he can get better from year one to year two."(Photos from Left: Chris Trotman/Getty Images, Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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Peyton Manning Visits Derek Jeter - Peyton Manning visited Derek Jeter during batting practice Sunday morning at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx to see his friend play one last time. "Derek and I have been friends — he's a couple years older than me, but we've been pretty much professionals at the same time,” Manning told ESPN, before watching the Yankees fall to Tampa Bay. “So I wanted to pay my respects and see him play for the last time."(Photos from Left: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images, Jason Merritt/Getty Images For DirecTV)